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Pig's Nose Mini Beer Festival
It took, what was to me, a new format. There were 8 beers and everyone was given a free tasting of each on condition that they filled a beer score form. The beers were only labelled as A to H. Once the scoring was complete you were allowed to purchase a pint of your favourite beer for £1.00. Then with only slight pressure the landlord would reveal which beer was which.
It was obvious which some of the beers were e.g. the Dark Mild! and I was already familiar with a few of them. My favourite turned out to be the Betty Stogs Bitter, closely followed by the O'Hanlon's Yellowhammer. In an attempt to confuse his regulars, Peter, the landlord, had changed the letters on the barrels from the previous day. This seemed to confuse him more than the locals! I'm not sure how accurate the final results will be! Peter told me his reason for running the festival was to try to find a replacement beer for one of his regular offerings - London Pride. I don't think he was being too adventurous as both Devon Pride & Eddystone Light are regular offerings anyway, but if the London Pride gets replaced it will be OK with me. After a pleasant sojourn we wandered on . . . .................I must call again & see if the London Pride is still there. The Pig's Nose was South Devon CAMRA's Pub of the Year in 2005 and, although
it's well off the beaten track, a visit is well worth the effort if you are in
the area. They also host some interesting music gigs throughout the year.
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